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A. c. McLEOD Plant Pat. 3,965 PEACH TREE Filed Aug. 4, 1975 Oct. 26, 1976 United States Patent Plant Pat. 3,965

Patented Oct. 26, 1976 3,965 PEACH TREE Alexander C. McLeod, Rte. *1, McBee, SC. 29101 Filed Aug..4,.'1975, Ser. No. 601,799 Int. ,Cl. A01H 5/03 US. Cl. Plt.-43 1 Claim This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of peach tree which bears medium tolarge fairly uniform peaches.

The fruit of the new and distinct variety of peach tree is characterized especially by its most attractive appearance and excellent marketable quality for dessert use, which are especially desirable at the ripening season of this peach variety when other varieties are scarce. This new variety ripens 7-10 days before the Loring peach (unpatented). The fruit is very attractive, having bright red cheeks and having a bright golden ground color diffused with red. It is symmetrical in shape and smooth, having a smooth suture line and having less tendency to flatten than the Rio Oso Gem (US. Pat. No. 84). Its flavor is that of a sweet mild peach with firm but melting flesh texture. The flesh of the peach is yellow and its stone is of the semi-cling to free type. Another characteristic of the fruit is a tendency of non-browning of the flesh.

The new variety of peach tree was found by me as what is thought by me to be a chance budsport of Loring in my cultivated orchard two miles southeast of McBee, S.C. The budsport is a one limb mutation. This variety is a true sport. The budsport has been asexually reproduced by me by being top worked by budding on Norman trees (unpatented) at my cultivated Norman orchard near McBee, S.C. Such asexual reproduction at maturity and when in bearing, having been found to run true to the parent tree in all respects.

The accompanying drawing, in the form of a photograph, shows typical specimens of the leaves and fruit of my new variety of peach tree with the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves being illustrated, and with top, bottom, and side exterior views and sectonal views of the fruit being shown all depicted in color as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color illustration of this character.

The following is a detailed description of the character istics of my new variety as based upon observations of specimens grown at my orchard referred to above, with color terminology in accordance with Munsells Book of Color, Munsell Color Company, Baltimore, Md., 1929- 1960, except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are obvious.

Tree:

Size-Medium VigorAverage GrowthSlightly more spreading than upright Density-Medium FormGlobul-ar to conical Hardiness-Average Production-Average to Heavy BearingGood and regular Trunk:

SizeMedium TextureMedium Branches:

SizeMedium Texture-Medium ColorBrownish to gray 7 O LenticelsScarce to medium number, small to medium in size 2 Leaves:

SizeMedium average length 7% inches. Average width 1 /8 inches FormLanceolate, acuately pointed ThicknessMedium TextureSmooth to slightly crinkled, along the midrib MarginSerrate PetioleAverage length 7 /2 inches, medium thickness GlandsReniform occurring mostly on base of petiole, sometimes one opposite, sometimes two opposite and occasionally one gland on the leaf blade StipulesInconspicuous Color (mature leaves)Top side-hue 2.4GY 5/6,

under side5GY 6/8 Flower buds:

Hardness-Medium SizeMedium large LengthMedium FormPlump Pubescence-Medium Flowers:

Blooming period-Early, indicating short chilling requirements SizeLarge showy ColorPink Fruit:

Maturity when described-Eating ripe First picking-June 18, 1975 Last picking-June 25, 1975 Size-Medium to large fairly uinform. Average trasversely in suture plane 2% to 2%. inches. Average diameter axially 2 /8 inches Form-Uniform, symmetrical globose to slightly elongated Suture-Distinct, shallow and extends slightly beyond the apex showing slight depression beyond pistil point Ventral surface-Rounded -CavityShort, narrow and deep Base-Oblique to rounded ApexShort Pistil pointDepressed to slightly raised Skin:

Thickness-Medium TextureMedium Tendency to crackNone DownLight and short Color-Check hue 5R 3/6. Ground hue 2YR 6/10 Flesh:

Juice-Medium Texture-Firm but melting FibersSlightly fibrous but tender Ripens-Evenly Flavorfi8ubacid with slight indication of soluble tannin tending to lend full bodied flavor Aroma-Normal peach aroma Eating quality-Excellent ColorHue 10YR 8/8 Surface of pit cavity-Red with yellowish red fibers Stone:

TypeSemi-cling to free SizeMedium. Average length 1 /2 inches to 1% inches. Average breadth 1 inch to 1% inches. Average thickness 4 inches to 1 inch Form-Elliptical rhomboid with slight central bulge BaseStraight Sides-Equal g SurfaceEuroneanE 1bertaV ,7 sinoyeltyiby fruituh-avingithe combination of an earlytripen- Ridges-Usua1ly rounded toward base on either side ing season 7-10 days before the Loriug peach, a most but sometimes slight'jagged attractive form being slightly elongated from apex to Pits-Elongated cavity, having a bright red cheek and bright golden ground I d ,gy tqsplit None, a. i 5 color diffused with red, asngooth suture line and having Colo '7.5R 6/8 less tendency to flatten arijther'Rio Oso Gem peach, a most; delicious fiavqr sub-acid'with; slight indication of soluble tannin tending tto-lend' fullbodied flavor, and tendency to non-browning of the flesh 1 Use: Market, dessert,

Keeping quality'z'" EXcellent rish p giqua ityaExc l e t}:4 T ""The tree'afidfits frfiit lieiein described may vary in 10' slight detail due to climatic and soil conditions under V the variety n ray be grown v .7 ,1

No references cited.

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